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African Food Value Chains: A Private Equity Opportunity

Not allocating to Africa is also an allocation decision.

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The shift from commodity dependence to value-added manufacturing and services

The African opportunity: structural not speculative

While institutional capital crowds into AI and US equities, Africa remains largely absent from institutional portfolios.

Africa is home to the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population, urbanising rapidly, with its population projected to reach around 2.5 billion by 2050. Its food system will need to expand dramatically to meet that demand.

That gap is not only a development challenge. It is also an investment opportunity.

The food value chain framework: where to invest and why

Phatisa has spent more than 15 years investing across African food value chains — through different markets, cycles and operating environments. What works? What doesn’t? Where is capital actually needed? And where do they see opportunity today?

Join us for a deep dive into African food value chain private equity with one of the continent’s experienced specialist investors — including the opportunities, the risks, and the lessons learned along the way.


Audio briefing

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